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File #: 26-24    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: New Business
File created: 1/5/2026 In control: Zoning Administrator
On agenda: 1/15/2026 Final action:
Title: Safier- Coastal Development Permit Assessor Parcel Number: 105-031-040 Record Number: PLN-2021-17462 Petrolia Area A Coastal Development Permit (CDP) pursuant to Section 312-3.1.2 & 3.1.5, for long term remediation and restoration of the stream bed, banks and riparian protection zone of Stansberry Creek. This permit is a follow-up to the previously approved Emergency CDP (PLN-2019-15434E), approved on April 9, 2019, pursuant to Section 312-15.5. An extreme rain event with high downstream peak water flow occurred concurrent to a high tide of the Mattole River, resulting in flooding when vegetation and debris temporarily blocked a downstream County maintained culvert. The area of impact was approximately 20,000 square feet and approximately 44 cubic yards of grading was required. This permit is intended to approve the follow-up remediation and restoration of Stansberry Creek, per California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Lake and Streambed Alteration (LSA) Agreement (Attachment ...
Attachments: 1. 17462 Staff Report 1.15.26, 2. Attachment 1 - Draft Resolution, 3. Attachment 1A - Conditions of Approval, 4. Attachment 2 - Location Map, 5. Attachment 3 - LSAA 10.23.19, 6. Attachment 4 - Stansberry Creek Riparian Restoration Addendum, 7. Attachment 5 - Agency Comments
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To: Zoning Administrator

From: Planning and Building Department

Agenda Section: Consent

SUBJECT:
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Safier- Coastal Development Permit
Assessor Parcel Number: 105-031-040
Record Number: PLN-2021-17462
Petrolia Area

A Coastal Development Permit (CDP) pursuant to Section 312-3.1.2 & 3.1.5, for long term remediation and restoration of the stream bed, banks and riparian protection zone of Stansberry Creek. This permit is a follow-up to the previously approved Emergency CDP (PLN-2019-15434E), approved on April 9, 2019, pursuant to Section 312-15.5. An extreme rain event with high downstream peak water flow occurred concurrent to a high tide of the Mattole River, resulting in flooding when vegetation and debris temporarily blocked a downstream County maintained culvert. The area of impact was approximately 20,000 square feet and approximately 44 cubic yards of grading was required. This permit is intended to approve the follow-up remediation and restoration of Stansberry Creek, per California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) Lake and Streambed Alteration (LSA) Agreement (Attachment 3) that was issued October 23, 2019, and all work was completed by October 2021. No additional development is proposed as part of this project.

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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Zoning Administrator:
1. Adopt the resolution, (Attachment 1), which does the following:
a. Finds that the project is exempt from environmental review per section 15333 of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
b. Makes all of the required findings for approval of the follow-up Coastal Development Permit based on evidence in the staff report and public testimony; and
c. Approves the follow-up Coastal Development Permit as recommended by staff and subject to the Conditions of Approval (Attachment 1A).
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DISCUSSION
Project Location:
The project is located in the Petrolia area, on the south side of Lighthouse Road, approximately 3.3 miles west from the int...

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